Trip: Australia

Well, I got home! Unfortunately, I didn’t get here without incident. I have had first hand experience that constipation is worse than diarreah on long haul flights and have spent 2nights in hospital. Somewhere in India I managed to contract Typhoid! ... Read more >

After finally hooking up with Ben and settling into his spare room (I say his, I mean Her Majesties government’s- Bens fiancée is on the payroll) I headed out with one of Bens drivers (he has 2!!!) to explore Chennai. Chennai is everything you might ... Read more >

Quick quiz… with a 20hour journey the next day do you A) get an early night to ensure a hassle free day travelling with a fresh mind, or B) go to a drum n’ bass allnighter in Sydney and hope to maintain enough faculties not to lose passport and miss ... Read more >

Byron seems like a distant sunkissed memory!
I’ve been back in Sydney since Monday, wearing shoes and hiding my hippy hair under a beanie: its chilly down here!!! Has pretty much rained torrentially since I got here but its been good meeting Ian’s ... Read more >

I thought it might be of interest to see where Im working, living and who Im knocking about with so I have uploaded some photos with this in mind (see Byron05 album).
This is the team sheet, in no particular order.
Thibault is a Frenchie ... Read more >

A hazy week! MASSIVE thanks to everyone for my Birthday emails and messages. It really means a lot to have had emails from so many people who I haven’t seen for a long time. Definitely put a big smile on my face. The week kicked off with a house party ... Read more >

Went for a surf today at Balina, about a 45minute drive south of Byron. We were a little late leaving though and one of the guys had to be back for work so instead of the full 45minute drive we opted for a 25minute drive and 500m paddle across a rivermouth.... Read more >

Experiencing my second hangover in Byron today (I really am a reformed character) after a night that involved discovering the best night club in town is actually a clothes shop! It stays open till 11pm and plays awesome breaks! It also turns out the owner ... Read more >

So the fools at work have offered me a promotion which leaves me in charge of the kitchen during my shift! My trial starts next week and I’m fairly sure its going to be chaos!! Me, with no formal training in charge of a kitchen with 4chefs on shift and ... Read more >

Just a little update from paradise: Job is going well Life is going well Love is… not yet anywhere on the horizon. Was out surfing at daybreak this morning and 2 dolphins popped up about 2m away from the front of my board. They surfed, I watched! ... Read more >

work eat surf sleep surf work eat surf sleep surf work eat sleep sleep surf eat… You get the idea! Clearly the work of fiction that I call my ‘CV’ (and a distinctly pornographic moustache) convinced people that I ... Read more >